Ligurian

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Liguria region: east and west of Genoa along the Riviera and mountain hinterland; into Piedmont region: Cuneo province, and Tuscany region: Massa-Carrara province, very small border areas; possible scattered settlements on and around Sardinia.

Ligurian has had a literature since the 1200s and the Genoese variant was widely used alongside the Mediterranean because of the commercial and nautical importance of the Republic of Genoa. That is why Zenéize (meaning Genoese) is one of its alternate names.